A two day training workshop was undertaken on 12 August, as part of AfriMAP and OSIWA joint project in Guinea. The training was organized for researchers, program and country coordinators on the methodology and process of researching the four thematic areas. The objective of the baseline studies is to assess the current state of governance in the following sectors: Electoral laws and management; Justice Sector and the Rule of Law; Anti-Corruption institutions and mechanisms; Management of natural resources. Pascal Kambale, deputy director for AfriMAP and Mathias Hounkpe, Country coordinator for OSIWA, facilitated the training workshop, which was held at the newly opened OSIWA country office in Conakry.